Universal Music Group head Lucian Grainge. Photo Credit: UMG Another year, another internal rally-the-troops memo from Universal Music head Lucian Grainge, who’s shed a bit of new light on the major’s 2026 “Streaming 2.0” and […]
Photo Credit: Napster After its acquisition by AI company Infinite Reality, Napster abruptly shuts down its music streaming service and pivots to… AI assistants? Back in November, Digital Music News covered Napster’s $3 billion funding […]
Photo Credit: BoliviaInteligente YouTube says it’s pulling its data from Billboard in response to a recent change made to its ranking formula, which YouTube believes does not reflect how fans engage with music. Today, YouTube […]
Holiday music is getting sadder. Artists like Phoebe Bridgers, Sabrina Carpenter, and Ed Sheeran are driving the shift with sad Christmas tracks as playlists for melancholy holiday moods surge across Spotify and Apple Music. This […]
Sammy Davis Jr.’s legacy still lives on, as five of the entertainer’s albums have just been released on streaming for the first time. The icon, born December 8, 1925, would’ve turned 100 years old this […]
Indie pop band Los Campesinos! are pulling back the curtain on streaming economics, sharing with fans how much they actually earn when people play their music. The UK-based group shared a lengthy post on their […]
Photo Credit: Universal Music Group Universal Music has reported a 5.3% year-over-year (YoY) revenue improvement for Q3 2025, when recorded music streaming revenue turned in a modest 1.6% YoY increase. The major label posted its […]
Photo Credit: Andrik Langfield Edison Research has found a significant shift away from free streaming audio platforms toward paid subscription services. Audio habits and preferences have obviously changed in the last decade, and new data […]
Photo Credit: Catalina Federova Universal does not have to pay Dutch musicians Arriën Molema, Henk Westbroek, and Marinus de Goederen more streaming revenue, an Amsterdam court ruled. Universal Music was victorious in a court case […]
Photo Credit: APRA AMCOS Rights management org APRA AMCOS says the number of local artists streamed in Australia and New Zealand has fallen drastically over the past five years — at least as a percentage […]
Photo Credit: Mollie Sivaram California is taking aim at excessively loud commercials on ad-supported streaming platforms. A new law requires streaming services like Netflix and Prime Video to ensure that the volume of ads does […]
Photo Credit: Maryna Yazbeck Daniel Ek will officially step down as CEO of Spotify on January 1st, 2026 — then, it’s Ek is switching to big dog investor mode. He’ll use the wealth he gained […]
The summer of 2025 may be missing a hit pop anthem, but it’s found its cultural pulse in reunion tours. Acts like Oasis and Black Sabbath are fueling streams and dominating conversations though their reunion […]
To mark the release of Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl, The Official Release Party of a Showgirl is coming to cinemas this weekend – and you may need to wait a while to […]
Photo Credit: Wesley Tingey Is it time to take social music streaming to the next level? Airbuds believes so, and the “go-to social music widget” has scored $5 million in funding to pursue the goal. […]
Photo Credit: Amazon Music Bad Bunny teams up with Amazon for the final show of his Puerto Rico residency with an exclusive livestream on September 20. Bad Bunny’s not done giving back to his native […]
Photo Credit: Amazon Music All Things Go 2025 will be livestreamed exclusively on Amazon Music, Prime Video, and Twitch from September 26-28. Amazon Music has announced it will exclusively livestream the DC-area edition of the […]
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The streaming music market is becoming increasingly concentrated, with just five streaming music giants now controlling nearly the entire US-based subscription market. Here’s a look at the ever-tightening streaming music market share breakdown for H1 […]
Streameast, the world’s largest illegal sports streaming platform, has been taken offline after a coordinated raid involving Egyptian authorities and the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment. The operation took place on August 24 in El-Sheikh […]